Broken Bones_A gripping serial killer thriller by Angela Marsons

Author:Angela Marsons [Marsons, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786813022
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2017-11-02T23:00:00+00:00

FORTY-SIX

‘You wanna lead?’ Kim asked, as Bryant pulled up outside a mid-terrace just outside Lye.

‘Of course,’ he answered.

She had asked Bryant to lead because she wanted ample opportunity to observe the man who was potentially the last person to see both Kelly Rowe and Donna Hill alive.

‘Well, there’s the Toyota so at least we know he’s home,’ Bryant offered, knocking the door.

It opened to reveal a man whose head was level with the door frame. His width left very little wiggle room either.

Their witness description from the Toyota seller of average everything was not even close to accurate. A few inches in both directions put this man distinctly outside the range of average. She had to wonder who old Mr Bingham was spending time with.

‘Roger Barton?’ Bryant asked.

His face was instantly creased into concern.

‘Yes, but who…’

His words trailed away as he inspected the warrant card, proffered by Bryant.

He stepped aside. ‘Please, come in.’

Kim almost balked as she looked inside. A very narrow walkway led all the way to the back of the house. On either side were magazines, books and newspapers piled precariously high.

She travelled slowly through the paper valley into a room that she couldn’t name but had one usable armchair. The place was bursting with plastic bags, bin liners, bicycle parts and old pet cages. It was like someone had taken a trip to the rubbish dump and brought it all here.

‘Sorry for the mess,’ Roger Barton said, arriving at the only available patch of carpet space.

His apology was out of place and was more suited to a house that hadn’t been vacuumed or polished before the arrival of an unexpected visitor, or a house littered with kids’ toys. It was an apology that hinted that the occupant had been caught off guard not that they were a seasoned hoarder.

Kim tried to ignore the aroma of stale food that met her nostrils. God only knew what was growing mould beneath the layers of newspapers but it was more than a few escaped crumbs.

The area immediately surrounding the single armchair was organised and clear. If the man owned a television she had yet to spot it.

‘Bloody hell,’ Bryant said, tripping over something behind her.

Kim had no idea about the state of the other rooms and she had no wish to find out.

‘Sir, we need to establish your activities for Saturday night,’ Bryant said, finally arriving alongside her.

The three of them now stood in a small space in the middle of the room.

His face was instantly alarmed. ‘May I ask why?’

Close up Kim was surprised to find that the man was clean-shaven and smelled reasonably fresh.

‘If you could just tell us where you were we’ll be on our way.’ Bryant’s voice was firm but pleasant.

‘Officer, I insist that you tell me what exactly is going on.’

Although not invited to do so, Kim took a seat in the armchair and instantly regretted it. At the lower level the piles of stuff towered above her. How did he live like this?

She stood back up.

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